Please Recommend Short, Heartbreaking Novels! I'm Hard to Make Cry 跪求虐文，短！虐！本人泪点高
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Shatter the Inverted Qilin 碎逆麟
Shattered Reversed Scale
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A Grudge Written in Broken Bones 断骨之怨
A Grudge Carved in Broken Bones
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A Seven-Year Dream, Ending Here 七年一梦，到此为止
Seven Years, a Dream, Now at an End
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I Was His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul 我为他刃，他断我魂
I Became His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul
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Sword Dance for the Demon-Subduing Consort 剑舞镇妖妃
The Sword-Dancing Demon Queen
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An Assassin’s Love and Revenge, Beyond Romance 暗卫情仇，无关风月
A Dark Guard's Love and Grudge, Beyond Romance
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He Said I Was Too Loud, So I Fell Completely Silent 他嫌我太吵，我彻底安静了
He Said I Was Too Noisy, So I Went Completely Quiet
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He Doted on His Concubine and Neglected His Wife, So I Divorced the General 宠妾灭妻，我把将军给休了
He Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife, So I Divorced the General
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Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, A Love Begun and Lost 九世轮回，缘起缘灭
Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, Fate Begins and Ends
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Melody at My Fingertips 指尖笙欢
[No Reconciliation After the Breakup + He Chases Her, but She Never Turns Back + Second Male Lead Wins + Unrequited Love Comes True] Xie Weiyi thought she had married for love after dating Sheng Shuran since college and eventually walking down the aisle with him. But on their wedding anniversary, she received a photo of Sheng Shuran having dinner with another woman. When Xie Weiyi confronted him, all she got was a dismissive reply: “I married you, didn't I? Can you stop being so sensitive?” “If
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Falling for You, Step by Step: I’m Done Being Your Substitute 步步沦陷，这替身我不当了
The Shen family’s heir is notorious for being picky about women, but Xiang Nuan got picked thanks to a face that bore a passing resemblance to his ideal woman. She played the sweet, sensible, innocent girl to perfection, doing her best to fulfill her role as a substitute. Shen Yanshi treated her generously, too. In the two years they were together, she landed plenty of great opportunities, going from an unknown extra to a fairly well-known second-tier actress. Then his one true love came back. X
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So Satisfying! After Being Bullied, She Takes Out Everyone Equally 爽爆！被虐后她平等的创死每个人
[Absolutely No Forgiveness + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Male Lead's Redemption Arc] As Nan Zhi signed the divorce papers, she thought back on her seven years with Huo Shaoting and felt it had all been for nothing. When disaster struck the Huo family, she lived with him in a basement and collected bottles. She went through every hardship by his side. At the peak of her career, she chose to leave the entertainment industry and marry him. But after he became successful, he paraded one mistre
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I'm Done Chasing! No Getting Back Together! She's Found Another Big Shot! 不追了！不复合！她另攀大佬！
[A true grovel-to-get-her-back story + the male lead takes his place + a bittersweet push and pull + both leads are each other's one and only] [The heroine loves fiercely and hates fiercely, and never looks back] Jiang Rong loved Qi Sheng throughout her entire student life. Everyone said she was Qi Sheng's pathetic puppy. Jiang Rong didn't care. She loved Qi Sheng. Until one day, she fell into the sea, and Qi Sheng saved another woman instead. Jiang Rong became a laughingstock throughout Beijing
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A Summer Kiss 夏日热吻你
[Cool, roguish heartbreaker & sweet, well-behaved girl] The physical edition of Tenderness Is Only for You is now available [The playboy reforms + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + both leads are pure + happy ending + unrequited love comes true] When Sang Sui was fifteen, she came with her mother to the Sheng family in Yunjing City and met Lin Yi's son, Sheng Yize. Three years older than her and exceptionally handsome, he was just so cold that Sang Sui hid behind her mother and greeted him wit
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Prisoner in His Palm 掌心囚
A single piece of candy from Mu Nanzhou won Jiang Xizhi’s heart. Only later did she learn that he could give that same piece of candy to anyone. After an accident, she became the culprit who hurt his beloved, and went from Kyoto’s most dazzling young heiress to a disgraced convict. After five years in prison, all she wanted was to live a decent life. But with the label of “convict” hanging over her, she struggled to survive among all kinds of people. When she met Mu Nanzhou again, she didn’t dar
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Mr. Gu, Your Wife Has Blocked You Again 顾总，太太又把你拉黑了
On May 20, Qiao Ruoxing posted on social media: Single and ready to mingle. P.S. Those in good health preferred. The picture was of a divorce certificate. Just like the time she married into the Gu family without warning, this stunt sent shockwaves through her social circle all over again. Taking a jab at her ex-husband's infertility after their breakup? Did she have a death wish? Who was Gu Jingyan? A ruthless man who could sue a media outlet into bankruptcy for spreading rumors. Would he reall
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Why Not Cross the River Together? 何不同舟渡
"The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten
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Mom, I’m Afraid It’ll Hurt 妈妈，我怕疼啊
When you have the chance to make a choice, don't let yourself live with regret. If she could do it all over again, Bibi Dong would pick up the little one, kiss her gently on the forehead, and tell her she was sorry.
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Douluo Dalu: Don't Cry, Mom's Here 斗罗：别哭，妈妈在
Everyone says Qingqing is a sweet, well-behaved girl. Even she believes it. But why, even after she has been so obedient and tried so hard, can she still not escape that so-called fate? Why is she still abandoned by her mother, still unworthy of the right to live? Only she knows how heartbroken she felt in that moment when she held her mother's hand, how badly she wanted to cry. Perhaps she already knew how things would end when her mother kissed her forehead. She just didn't want to believe it.
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Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷
[The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he
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Bound by Spring 缚春情
[The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef
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You Broke Your Promise 你失信了
The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily
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I Only Sneaked a Glance at Him 我只偷看他一眼
During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli
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The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳
Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held
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My Lord, the Princess Consort Says She’ll Never See You Again 王爷，王妃说此生不复相见
[Historical Romance Tragedy + No Getting Back Together + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] A tragic romance! A tragic romance! A tragic romance! Ye Chuyan loved Pei Xiuyan for twelve years, but never moved him in the slightest. All she got in return was Pei Xiuyan wiping out the Ye family and having her father and brothers tortured to death over three days in the snow. At last, she understood: for the rest of her life, there would be no love between her and Pei Xiuyan, only hatred, until one o
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Listening to Spring Rain All Night in a Small Tower 小楼一夜听春雨
A critically acclaimed historical romance ensemble that topped the annual charts! A calculating, lovesick beauty versus a dark, scheming top scholar! A historical take on Pride and Prejudice: life in the inner household isn't all scheming and rivalry, but also deep sisterly affection. The clever and capable Second Madam Lou takes the greatest pride in her life in having three beautiful daughters. To marry her three marriageable girls into “good” families, she travels a great distance to the capi
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The Language of the Three Corpses 三尸语
You’ve heard of people who died with their eyes open, but have you ever heard of a dead person whose mouth wouldn’t close? His grandfather’s death turns the life of a broke college student upside down. A corpse glares, a soul is hooked; a corpse opens its mouth, and disaster strikes twice. As one bizarre incident after another unfolds, he accidentally discovers that there’s far more to it than ghosts…
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I Once Promised You a Golden Age of Joy 我曾许你盛世欢颜
Ye Chen waits for his Mrs. Ye, from the days when youth was like a dream until her hair turns white as snow. But he will never know that his Mrs. Ye was buried long ago in that rotten, muddy grave...
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Back to Field: Ten Suicide Notes Revealed, Leaving the Entire Internet in Tears 蘑菇屋：十封遗书曝光，泪崩全网
Season 6 of Yearning for Life premiered. As soon as everyone arrived, they were stunned by the beautiful scenery. Before long, they discovered a strange little cabin. Inside, they found ten letters. The first read: “Nuan Nuan, the flowers on the island have bloomed. That means I’ve come to see you…” Lin Feng The whole internet buzzed: Had Lin Feng come to the island to pursue Nuan Nuan? Who was this Lin Feng? They read the second letter, then the third… all the way to the tenth. Only then did th
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She Died the Year She Loved Him Most 她死在最爱他的那一年
Sang Yuan never expected that, after an accident, her husband Gu Yuhui would have his memories sent back to when he was eighteen, a time when he loved someone else. Every night, Gu Yuhui would regain a month’s worth of memories. In those dreams, he fell in love with his unrequited love all over again. He was convinced there was no love in his marriage to Sang Yuan. Then Sang Yuan died, and his memories returned to the moment they first met. She had been a ray of light that illuminated his world
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The Little Villainess Has a Mind of Her Own 小反派她有自己的想法
[Cultivation] + [Fake System] + [Everyone’s Darling] + [Also Known As: How Am I Supposed to Save You, My Master?] Probably no romance. The System told Shen Ya, “We’re the villains. Our goal is to apprentice ourselves to the most powerful master, beat up the male lead, kick the female lead, and become the most hated villains in the cultivation world.” Little Shen Ya nodded, then threw her arms around the legs of a passerby with peerless beauty. Along with her brain-addled System, she joined a sma
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Countdown to Death: A Diary 死亡倒数日记
A girl with cancer returns to her hometown, where she unexpectedly exchanges diaries with a boy suffering from depression. Through their entries, they learn that one has only a year to live, while the other wants to live for only one year. They agree to record their final year in their diaries. As they spend that year together, the girl gradually helps the boy find hope, and he begins to fall for her. But before he can confess his feelings, they are separated by death.
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The Last Diary 最后的日记
The trials of fate, the price of growing up, the sweetness of love, the beauty of one's hometown, and love for one's country. A young girl in the bloom of youth, with beautiful dreams, a bright future, and hopes for what lies ahead... An unbearable fate, a merciless illness devouring a young life. Her dreams and future suddenly vanish without a trace, and she no longer needs them. How she wishes she could stop time and turn it back, so this could all be a nightmare, and nothing would remain onc
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Fourteen Letters 十四封信
Ruan Shengsheng × Zhou Mingsen (The contents of the fourteen letters are on Weibo ♥) Ruan Shengsheng had already come to accept death in peace, but his arrival made her begin to fear her own disappearance. He said, “Shengsheng, don’t cry. I’ll always be by your side.” She said, “I went to the temple to pray for your safety for the rest of your life.” At the very end, he held her hand tightly. Tears slid down his cheeks and fell onto their clasped hands. Summer in Yuncheng ended, and their s
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The Ten Years I Loved You Most: Loving You Until Death 最爱你的那十年之至死不瑜
A reborn story, He Zhishu x Ai Ziyu I want to give Zhishu a bright future. Jiang Wenxu fans, stay away! Seriously, stay away! I have an absolutely enormous grudge against Jiang Wenxu. I’ll assume the worst of him and show no mercy, so Jiang Wenxu fans, please don’t come here. Don’t come to the comments to whitewash Jiang. It’s really annoying. Wasn’t my description clear enough? If you want to say that you feel sorry for Jiang or that he knew he was wrong, there are plenty of other places for th
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A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情
Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again
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Western Fantasy: The Beauty with Blood on Her Hands 西幻：美人儿她满手鲜血
Synopsis [Western Duke x Eastern Beauty] [Classic Western Fantasy] [Forced Love] [Revenge] [Domestication] [Mad Second Male Lead] [Both Romance Arcs Have Tragic Endings] The fire when Lunlin was a child made her shed every last tear. The people who loved her, the people she loved, everything she possessed and everything she hoped for all turned to ash drifting through the air. But the night her tears ran dry was not the most terrifying night. Flander, a young nobleman, offered her a fortune fo
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My Cultivation Was Destroyed, So I Left the Sect and Became an Immortal 修为被废，叛出宗门我成仙了
Ten years ago, Hun Yu’s cultivation was destroyed by an Imperial Rank powerhouse, who crippled his foundation and meridians when he tried to protect several of his senior sisters. He thought this sacrifice would earn the gratitude and affection of his master and senior sisters. But the world is cruel, and people are fickle. The moment you give someone all your heart, you’ve already lost. A weak person’s devotion is always worthless. When you aren’t strong enough, others see your deep affection a
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She Ran Away While Pregnant, and the Boss in the Beijing Circle Was Furious. 有孕出逃，京圈大佬气疯了
After three years of being the canary of a big boss in Beijing, I got pregnant. The boss said he didn't like children and was planning to get engaged to Bai Yueguang. My heart dropped, and I ran away with my money overnight. After I left the capital, I lived alone with my child for four years. The gangsters learned that I was a single mother and came to harass me every day. I asked my friend for a solution, and my friend suggested that I go on a blind date. So I registered online: I am widowed,
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After Saving the Capital’s Golden Boy and the Aloof Monk, My Best Friend and I Faked Our Deaths 救赎京圈太子和清冷佛子后，我和闺蜜死遁了
My best friend and I transmigrated into a book to save the second and third male leads. Just as we both got pregnant and were happily waiting for the finale, the sky fell.
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After Reading His Mind, the General's Cold Persona Crumbles 读心后，将军高冷人设崩了
After Reading His Mind, the General's Cool Persona Crumbles
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My Military Instructor Is Actually My Online Date 教官竟是我的网恋对象
On the first day of military training, I couldn’t tell left from right, so I stepped on the girl in front of me’s shoe and knocked it off. She wouldn’t let it go and insisted that the instructor punish me. The instructor called me to the front of the formation, and we stared at each other. Looking at his big, white teeth, I couldn’t help thinking: why does this guy look so familiar?
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My Husband and I Were Reborn at the Same Time 我和夫君同时重生了
Pei Qin and I were reborn at the same time. In this life, he knew in advance that he would eventually rise to become a third-rank official. He knew he would become a favorite of the new emperor. His only regret from his previous life was that he had never married his childhood sweetheart. So, without hesitation, he abandoned me while we were in the middle of our wedding ceremony and went to find the childhood sweetheart who was about to be exiled. As for me, I neither cried nor made a scene. I c
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I Ran Away While Pregnant, Only to Discover My Younger Boyfriend Is a Billionaire 带球跑路后，发现年下男友是首富
"We’d been dating for three months before I found out we were in an age-gap relationship, with me as the older one. I couldn’t stand age-gap relationships, so I decided to keep the baby and ditch the father. I ran off while pregnant. I never expected that five years later, when we met again, he’d be the wealthiest man in the capital, with an illustrious status. He pinned me against the wall with one hand and grabbed our little one by the collar with the other. "You vanished without a trace back
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After Taking Netizens’ Advice, I Ran Away While Pregnant 听从网友意见后，我带球跑了
I found out I was pregnant in the middle of a cold war with my husband. How do I tell him without losing face? I asked for advice online and decided to follow the suggestions from readers with ten years of novel-reading experience. First, run away with the baby. Second, gag at the table. Third, book an abortion and put his number down… It wasn’t until I saw him go berserk that I realized: Wait, I think I’ve taken this too far!
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After My Mother-in-Law and I Faked Our Deaths, My Father-in-Law and Husband Went Mad 和婆婆假死后，公公和老公都疯了
My mother-in-law and I are the picture-perfect mother- and daughter-in-law duo in a wealthy family. She and my father-in-law have been devoted to each other since they were young. But one day, my mother-in-law clutched my hand and cried, “Xinxin, your dad, he’s been keeping a younger woman on the side. They even have a child together!” “I’ve been kept in the dark for over ten years. Everyone must be laughing at me!” My nose stung. “Mom, actually, Cui Hao has someone too. He bought that woman
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Quick Transmigration: After Torturing the Big Shot to Tears, I Faked My Death and Escaped 快穿：把大佬虐哭后我死遁了
[Two male leads, scum gong regrets his actions, chases his wife to the crematorium, sickly, coughing blood, forced love, shou fakes his death and escapes, BE in the small worlds, HE in the end] [System: Reminder, Host Yun Chen, this is an S-rank conquest world. The principal gods of every plane are extremely powerful!] [Yun Chen: Oh.] - The domineering CEO, wealthy enough to rival a nation: You’re nothing but a substitute picked out of the mud. My one true love is the chosen one! Yun Chen fell i
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Love Blossoms in the Dust 爱在尘埃中绽放
Yu Ke has returned after disappearing for five years when she was kidnapped. She thought her husband would be overcome with joy and excitement when he saw her. But to her surprise, he had long since reported her missing under the pretext of an accident, obtained a death certificate, and married a rich heiress to start a new family. At a banquet, the heiress humiliates Yu Ke in front of everyone, reopening her wounds, spreading lies about her, and cursing her for not having died out there. Yet he
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The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟
Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred
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Quick Transmigration: The Powerful Big Shot Flirts Back, Host, Be Careful 快穿：大佬强势反撩，宿主小心
[Sweet on Each Other + Mutual Flirting + Both Leads Are Chaste] World One: The sweet, gentle campus beauty and the proud campus bully. “Hey, kid, how old are you?” Jun Ci asked with a smile, teasing her. World Two: The little-known actress and the top-tier star. “Nuannuan, I’m sorry, I’m sorry! Don’t be mad,” Jun Ci said, tugging at her sleeve. World Three: The heiress and her personal bodyguard. “Princess, please marry me,” he said, dropping to one knee. World Four: The chancellor’s legitimate
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